GEO 13

Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar (photo 1) and Interim Justice Minister Tudorel Toader (photo 2) have commented on Tuesday on the decision made by the  Prosecutor's Office upon the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) to close down…

The General Prosecutor’s Office has closed down the file probing into the adoption of the controversial emergency ordinance no.13 that triggered ample street protests this winter. The ordinance had been adopted by Grindeanu Cabinet and…

The threshold for abuse of office is to be included in the law on this offense, and the threshold ‘should be high enough to avoid inappropriate criminal files, former Justice Minister Florin Iordache said on Thursday. The current MP said…

President Klaus Iohannis has stated in an interview to caleaeuropeana.ro on Monday that the only country that is really vetoing to our admission in the Schengen area is…Romania. He argued that in Romania there is still an “unfortunate”…

While attending a meeting with local leaders from the Northeastern development region in Suceava on Wednesday, President Klaus Iohannis slammed the Government for adopting an emergency ordinance that removed the Romanian President from the…

The cabinet led by PM Sorin Grindeanu has celebrated on Friday 100 days in office; The government took the office on January 4. Sorin Grindeanu is the 13th PM of Romania during the past 27 years. Grindeanu was nominated following…

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) in the European Parliament debated on Wednesday the situation of democracy and judiciary in Romania. Attending the debate, Romanian Justice minister Tudorel Toader said…

The National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) on Monday released its first reaction to the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling on investigation of the GEO 13 adoption, arguing the law has been observed in this investigation. The CCR…

Chamber Speaker Liviu Dragnea, chairman of the Social Democrat Party, stated on Monday during a meeting of the Municipalities Association in Romania that he won’t accept that mayors should be considered “presumptive criminals”, informing…

No minister can be held accountable for his political opinions or for drafting or adopting a regulatory document, says the Constitutional Court while motivating the decision on institutional conflict between the National Anti-corruption…